Is there such a thing?
I am continuing to read 'Hamilton's Curse'.

The part on Ole Abe is quite revealing (to me, anyway) in citing the things he actually took on himself to do, and he was called a benevolent dictator by some.

Of course he had to have a willing congress to allow such, but still it really blew my mind to find out he ..
>began a war without the consent of Congress
>illegal suspended the writ of habeas corpus
>imprisoned 10's of thousands of political deserters
>censored telegraph communications
>confiscated firearms in border states (violation of the 2nd amendment)
>deported a Congressman that stood up against him
>issued an arrest warrant for a Supreme Court judge that tried to stand against him
>shut down newspapers; imprisoning editors in some cases
>illegally orchestrated the succession of W VA from VA
..and the worst thing of all - he started a war that killed thousands on thousands of citizens, when it did not have to happen at all. It was not about slaves. It was about economics and control - BIG government control.

I do wonder if the possibility exists for something like this from the regime that is in the White House now? The Congress we have lost it's balls long ago, so there is nothing to stop it, when you think on it.

Wonder how he got the name 'Honest Abe'?



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